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Director
  
John Eldridge

Music director
  
John Addison

Language
  
English

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Crime, Romance

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Writer
  
John Dighton
,
Alfred Shaughnessy

Release date
  
20 May 1952 (London) (UK)

Based on
  
story Brandy for the Parson by Geoffrey Household

Initial release
  
May 20, 1952 (United Kingdom)

Screenplay
  
John Dighton, Walter Meade

Cast
  
James Donald
(Bill Harper),
Kenneth More
(Tony Rackman),
Charles Hawtrey
(George Crumb)

Similar movies
  
Fathers Doing Fine (1952)

Brandy for the Parson is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Eldridge and starring Kenneth More, Charles Hawtrey, James Donald and Jean Lodge. It was based on a short story by Geoffrey Household from Tales of Adventurers (1952). The title is a reference to the refrain of the poem "A Smuggler's Song" by Rudyard Kipling.

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Plot

Bill and Petronilla are a young couple on a yachting holiday. They agree to give a lift to friendly Tony and his cargo, who unbeknownst to them is a brandy smuggler. Before they know it, the couple are fleeing cross-country, chased by customs men.

Main cast

  • James Donald - Bill Harper
  • Kenneth More - Tony Rackham
  • Jean Lodge - Petronilla Brand
  • Frederick Piper - Customs inspector
  • Charles Hawtrey - George Crumb
  • Michael Trubshawe - Redworth
  • Alfie Bass - Dallyn
  • Wilfrid Caithness - Mr. Minch
  • Lionel Harris - Mr. Frost
  • Richard Molinas - Massaud
  • Reginald Beckwith - Scoutmaster
  • Stanley Lemin - Customs officer
  • Arthur Wontner - Major Glockleigh
  • Frank Tickle - Vicar
  • Amy Dalby - Postmistress
  • Wensley Pithey - Circus Owner
  • Sam Kydd - Lorry driver
  • Critical reception

    Allmovie called it "wafer-thin comedy"; and The New York Times called it "a mild but tasty distillate." Picture Show magazine found it "well acted against a delightful background of English scenery, beautifully photographed", and the film's executive producer John Grierson described it as "a sweet lemon of a picture" with a feel of "old oak and seaweed".

    References

    Brandy for the Parson Wikipedia
    Brandy for the Parson IMDb Brandy for the Parson themoviedb.org